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What a big relief Brian. Something has been warning you against that surgery all along and now it has proved to be right. I am so glad for you that Christmas will be much more laid back and relaxed now.

Have a good Christmas Brian, you deserve it more than most over what you've been through today.

Yes Rosie is fine her head is on my left arm now as I type and shes fast asleep .Finished work yesterday till Jan 4 Th so have been back down to work this morning to feed Big Ginger and friends then around the park in the fresh snow fall and we are out again in an hour back to the park and your lovely biscuits arrived at midday so they have all had a sample each though Pops wanted the box .
Thanks again Sabby yours biscuits are superb .

Best Wishes and Happy Hols

brian

Ps my two xmas books arrived and look great reads, All About The Cavalier by Evelyn Booth ( M C recommendation )and The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by Tina and Dennis Homes

Yes Rosie is fine her head is on my left arm now as I type and shes fast asleep .Finished work yesterday till Jan 4 Th so have been back down to work this morning to feed Big Ginger and friends then around the park in the fresh snow fall and we are out again in an hour back to the park and your lovely biscuits arrived at midday so they have all had a sample each though Pops wanted the box .
Thanks again Sabby yours biscuits are superb .

Best Wishes and Happy Hols

brian

Ps my two xmas books arrived and look great reads, All About The Cavalier by Evelyn Booth ( M C recommendation )and The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by Tina and Dennis Homes

Lucky you to be on break until Jan 4th. Plenty of time to spend with your girls What a roller coaster you have been through but I am so glad you will truly be able to enjoy your holiday.

Wow -- that's a dramatic shift at the last minute, and I would find that a but confusing (though don't know the whole background to Rosie's case of course!). Is Ben a vet or an orthopaedist? If a vet, if I were in your shoes I'd really want a specialist opinion in 6 weeks and probably not a vet's again if it was really that hard for them to call... Wasn't this grade a 2? Most orthopedists would operate on a grade 2 because it is likely to only get worse over over time and cause a lot of pain as the dog ages, and they recover much better while young. The surgery takes a lot of aftercare but can transform a dog's life. I don't really understand how they called the grade and thought it serious enough for surgery, then changed opinion... and if it was bad enough for them to have considered surgery, whey they would OK a dog running around in snow etc now?! Are they saying it was never that serious? Had they not done an xray until immediately before a possible surgery?